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Yessentuki – famous Russian balneological resort city
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Yessentuki is a city located in Stavropol krai of Russia and is known all over the country for its curing watering places. The following photos of Yessentuki were captured by Maxim Yashin (all pictures are clickable).
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Orthodox style gold-domed costumes
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The costumes were seen during one of the celebrations on the streets of Smolensk city. Some people say they see divers costumes here and who knows… :)
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Winter has suddenly come to Petrozavodsk city
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Cities, Nature, Photos
The following picturesque sceneries were made by strong wind, frost and sea in Petrozavodsk city. The photos were captured by Evgeny Borodovsky.
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Biysk is the second largest city of Altai krai of Russia. Biysk has the status of scientific city or “naukograd” in Russian.
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Ivolginsky Datsan – Russian Buddhism center
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Ivolginsky datsan is the center of Buddhism in Russia attracting hundreds of pilgrims and tourists from all over the world.
The datsan is located in the village of Verkhnaya Ivolga, about 30 km from Ulan-Ude. Photos by: Viktor Borisov.
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The handicrafts center of Khanty-Mansiysk city
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Culture, Photos, Regions
The main objective of the Center is the preservation, revival and development of folk arts and crafts, as well as traditional and contemporary forms of arts and crafts. The address of the Center is Khanty-Mansiysk city, Roznina Str., 119. The photos were captured by padunskiy (all pictures are clickable).
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The window frames of Kostroma city
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Art, Culture, Photos, Regions
Recently we had the post about Myshkin town window frames. And here is the next part of Russian windows frames photos taken on the streets of Kostroma city. The photos were captured by Ivan Hafizov.
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Armavir is one the largest cities of Krasnodar krai and is named after ancient Armenia capital.
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For the cocktail “Russia” you will need:
* Vodka
* Liqueur Curacao Blue
* Grenadine (pomegranate juice with sugar)
And here is the result:
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Flyonovo village architectural complex
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Architecture, Culture, Photos, Travel
Flyonovo is a very small village (27 people in 2007) located in Smolensk oblast of Russia (about 14 km from Smolensk city). The village has the only street – Museum Street. Here are the pictures of Flyonovo village places of interest captured by vj-jjic.
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